Ilyass Msellek's chess openings
IM🇲🇦 MoroccoFIDE 2408667 games
Ilyass Msellek, International Master from Morocco, has 667 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ilyass Msellek most often opens with 1.e4 (46% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White331 games · +154 =45 −132 · 53%
As Black336 games · +132 =51 −153 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening46%151 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening45%148 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%21 games · scores 57% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense35%54 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense20%30 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense16%25 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense45%55 games · scores 28% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d628%34 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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